Christopher Lay

Exhibition Invitation

chrislay — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:26:00 GMT

We got all the images hung today and the gallery looks quite nice decked out in my photos, if I do say so myself. If you are anywhere near Beijing, please come anytime from 4-6PM on Saturday, 28 November at the Unit 1 Gallery in the 798 Art District of

Restrained - Solo Photo Exhibition Opening

chrislay — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:11:41 GMT

Restrained - My little debut at 798

chrislay — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:45:22 GMT

Well, it finally happened, just not quite how I expected it. Last week, a gallery owner and artist that I know called me and said, "So, you want to have a solo exhibition?" To which I replied, "Absolutely! When?" That's when he let me know I had a week to

Walking in a Beijing Wonderland

chrislay — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:32:39 GMT

Last year, winter in Beijing punished the kid in me. Month after month of cold and wind without any white stuff to show for it. The one day it did snow, I was in India. So when it snowed in Beijing this month, I finally got to go out with my camera and gr

Wu Di's Beijing Birthday Bash

chrislay — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Since WuDi is traveling for the International Wushu competition in a secret location somewhere in Canada (no, I don't remember where it is), I told him I would post up some pics from his Big Beijing Birthday Bash, even though Pat said I was not allowed

Boracay

chrislay — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:34:00 GMT

Pictures: 20
Here are some picts of our October holiday to Boracay in the Philippines. Despite the threat of typhoons, we went and had a great time. Next year, let's all meet in Thailand. Bali? I'm easy, where do you want to go?
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Boracay Daze

chrislay — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:26:00 GMT

Even though our friends had to cancel at the last minute due to illness, even though two typhoons were baring down on the Philippines, even though our flights might get canceled, we felt bound and determined to attend the First Annual Alive Not De

Charlie Chien comes to Beijing

chrislay — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:45:00 GMT

Though I almost missed his visit to Beijing, I managed to connect with Charlie Chien a couple of nights ago at Xiu Bar in Soho. Charlie was there to celebrate his producer's birthday. I could not stay for long, but was there long enough to take a few c

Confessions of an Artist

chrislay — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:16:00 GMT

I’ve a confession to make, and I know for some of you this is going to be hard. I’ve been cheating on alivenotdead.com. No, no, it’s okay. Take a moment. Let it sink in.
A few months ago, I was approached to write a column f

An intimate night with AnD

chrislay — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:30:02 GMT

Yes, leave it to the photographer at the recent Beijing Alive Not Dead dinner party to be the last to post up images of the nights foolery. No matter. On Friday, Etchy hosted an intimate dinner party (read small) for 8 of us. I'm sure there would have bee